25 years of Paragliding
7 day Student Pilot, P2 course
For people who are sure that one flight will not be enough can join the P2 course directly or you can join after you complete P1 and yearn for more flights. It is a seven day course which will include P1. Its the start towards independent flying, you will do one independent flight, all on your own.
To gain your P2 certification you require to complete the online theory exam along with 6 flights and independent take off and landing, Reverse take off is also part of the requirements.
This Paragliding Course covers...........
Take off techniques
- Alpine launch
- Reverse launch
- Stop acceleration when instructed
- How to Avoid plucking at Take-off
Flying
-6 flights
-Independent take off
- Independent landing
Independent landings
- wind direction at ground level
- Figure 8 turns
- S turns
- over shooting procedure
- undershooting procedure
- Avoiding obstacles during landing
- final approach
- Flair timing
- Radio check safety procedure
Theory
- Air flow and Angle of attack (AOA)
- Principles of flight
- Why the paraglider flies
- Why the glider turns
- Pitch, Roll, Yaw
- Speeds calculation (ground, air, wind)
- Inner and outer lines when flying
- Restriction points
- Gaining height
- Air regulations/ law
- Airspace classifications
- Human factors, physical and psychological​
- Reserve deployment procedure
- Radio usage
- Examination tips
Meteorology
- Pressure differences
- Temperature differences
- Humidity
- Fronts
- Dew point and clouds
- Site analysis
- Coastal winds
- venturis and compression in different terrains
- Clouds
- Cloud flying regulations
- Turbulence from terrain, thermals, sheers, and wake
- Where not to fly
- weather forecasting methods
- Skew-T reading